This district is designed to accommodate various types of development such as neighborhood and district shopping centers, professional and administrative areas, single-family and multiple-family residential development, commercial service centers and industrial parks or any other use or combination of uses which can appropriately be made a part of a planned development.

(Ord. 635 § 15.1, 1965)

A.

Uses in a planned development district shall be permitted according to the general category of uses submitted with the precise plan. A use proposed which is not similar in character to an identified use by general category may be permitted in a planned development district upon first securing a use permit.

B.

No planned development district shall include less than one contiguous acre except in the redevelopment plan area where no minimum site area is required.

C.

No ordinance establishing a planned development district shall be adopted until the written consent of every property owner within the proposed district is on file with the city.

D.

Should a subdivision be proposed for the planned development district or unit thereof, the development shall comply with the regulations of Title 16 in addition to the requirements in this chapter.

E.

Standards for public improvements shall conform to the appropriate city ordinance or standard.

F.

Exceptions to city ordinances may be permitted when it can be shown that such exceptions are designed and necessary to maintain the unity or livability of the planned development. Exceptions shall be submitted with the precise plan.

G.

Signs for residential development shall be subject to the single-family residential district requirements. Signs for uses other than residential shall be subject to the light commercial district requirements.

H.

Height, bulk, setback, yard, parking and loading spaces and other requirements as may affect the land and improvements thereon shall be established for each planned development district by the precise plan.

I.

Development standards based upon the precise plan for an established development district constitute the zoning restrictions for the property. Amendments to the precise plan and development standards are permitted subject to the following:

1.

Changes that require a revision to a numerical limit specified in a planned development standard are considered substantial changes and shall be made in accordance with the procedure for amendment established in Chapter 17.48;

2.

Changes that reflect minor differences between the precise planned construction plans, including modifications in the location of off-street parking, changes in the phasing of development, the distribution of private open space, the design of private street systems, and building design (if an architectural review committee has not been established), may be approved by the city planner, if in the opinion of the planner, the change is not substantial;

3.

Changes that involve major modifications in the precise plan but do not entail numerical changes in the planned development standards, shall only be approved subsequent to council review and acceptance;

4.

Changes in land use are permitted pursuant to subsection (A) of this section.

(Ord. 1154 § 1, 1992; Ord. 1082 § 1, 1988; Ord. 635 § 15.2, 1965)

Procedure to establish a planned development district involves three separate but interrelated steps. Each step requires progressively more detailed information. However, should a developer so desire, the first step or sketch plan may be omitted.

A.

Sketch plan.

1.

The applicant shall submit to the planning commission copies of the sketch plan, as required by the city planner, for consideration in principle prior to the design (if an architectural review committee has not been established), may be approved by the city planner, if in the opinion of the planner, the change is not substantial; submission of the preliminary plan. Consideration in principle shall be limited to the general acceptability of the land uses proposed, their interrelationship and the general vehicular circulation pattern. Consideration shall not be construed to endorse precise location of uses or traffic ways.

2.

The sketch plan shall include the following information; maps shall be at least eighteen by twenty-four inches in size and drawn to a scale of not less than one inch equals two hundred feet unless otherwise approved by the planning commission and shall be clearly and legibly drawn. Maps shall further show the names and addresses of the developer and person or firm who prepared the map, date, north point, scale and boundary line of the proposed development:

a.

General indication of areas proposed for residential, commercial, industrial or other primary land uses;

b.

General vehicular circulation pattern such as freeways, expressways, arterials and collectors;

c.

Relation of the proposed land use or uses to the surrounding area and to the general plan for the city where applicable.

B.

Preliminary Plan.

1.

The applicant shall submit to the planning commission copies of the preliminary plan, as required by the city planner, for preliminary consideration of the proposed development. The planning commission shall, on conclusion of their examination of the preliminary plan, submit a recommendation to the city council for approval, conditional approval or denial of the proposed plan.

2.

The preliminary plan shall include the following maps and supporting information; maps shall follow the form required for the sketch plan:

a.

Land use plan map:

i.

Proposed vehicular circulation pattern indicating both public and private streets,

ii.

Proposed land uses by general type,

iii.

School sites proposed by type,

iv.

Park or other open space proposed;

b.

Survey of property map showing existing structures, streets, easements, utilities and property boundary of proposed planned development;

c.

Topography and grading plan when either is deemed necessary by the city engineer;

d.

Sufficient information to indicate economic justification for the proposed commercial locations if property is not within a previously established commercial district;

e.

Total acreage of the proposed development and the percentage of land allocation to the proposed land uses by general type.

C.

Precise Plan.

1.

The applicant shall submit to the planning commission copies of the precise plan, as required by the city planner, which shall be in conformance with the preliminary plan, together with a zoning application (see Section 17.48.020 through 17.48.070) for the planned development district.

2.

The precise plan shall include the following maps and supporting information; maps shall follow the form required for the sketch plan:

a.

Land use plan map:

i.

Proposed vehicular circulation pattern indicating both public and private streets,

ii.

The location of proposed land uses by specific type,

iii.

The location of public and private areas such as parks, playgrounds and open space,

iv.

The location of school sites proposed by specific type,

v.

The approximate location of proposed buildings except dwellings,

vi.

The approximate location of off-street parking areas;

b.

An example site plan for each specific residential type proposed other than one-family detached dwellings;

c.

Sufficient data shall be submitted to identify the general category of uses proposed under each specific land use type except residential;

d.

Perspective drawings to indicate approximate height relationships and architectural unity when required by the planning commission or city council;

e.

Area analysis:

i.

Yard, lot area coverage, lot area per dwelling unit and height standards proposed for all land uses by specific type,

ii.

Approximate number or ratio of off-street parking spaces proposed for all land uses by specific type,

iii.

Approximate floor area proposed for commercial and industrial buildings,

iv.

Number of dwelling units proposed and estimated population by specific residential type,

v.

Proposed density of dwelling units per gross acre by specific residential type;

f.

Legal description of property proposed for development;

g.

A development schedule indicating to the best of the applicant's knowledge the approximate date on which construction of the project can be expected to begin, the anticipated rate of development and completion date. If, in the opinion of the city council, the owner or owners of property in the planned development district are failing or have failed to meet the development schedule, the city council may initiate proceedings in the same manner as an amendment to this title, to remove the planned development district from the zoning map;

h.

A copy of any proposed association articles of incorporation or association bylaws or any proposed restrictive covenants;

i.

The method whereby landscaped or recreation areas, streets and other proposed facilities or open areas which are to be held in common ownership will be established, developed and maintained.

(Ord. 635 § 15.3, 1965)